Specialist Clinical Pharmacist

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide specialist clinical pharmacy services to a designated cancer disease group in accordance with all departmental, Trust and national standards, procedures and policies. To be responsible for the direct delivery and development of an out-patient clinical practice, or within the day case setting within the Trust or at Trust peripheral locations. To work closely with and provide pharmaceutical advice to medical staff, other members of the multi-disciplinary team and patients.To work as an independent prescriber within the designated disease group working alongside the relevant consultant team.To develop contributions to pharmacist led clinic streams e.g oral SACT delivery models, if appropriate to the designated disease group in line with service improvements.To audit and evaluate pharmacist led clinic streams / pharmacist prescribing within the designated disease group as appropriate for service evaluation and improvement.

To develop and maintain drug protocols and treatment guidelines both within the clinical pharmacy service and the designated cancer disease group. Reviewing evidence-based guidelines and protocols in conjunction with fellow healthcare professionals, in order to advance the safe, clinical effective and cost-efficient use of medicines for patients.

To contribute to clinical pharmacy services including ward-based services within the Trust.

To produce shared care protocols where appropriate and to attend meetings with primary care representatives, where relevant

To attend and contribute to meetings relevant to the designated disease group as appropriate.

To liaise with the Director of Pharmacy, and the lead designated cancer disease group consultants, to forecast drug expenditure and to identify or any changes in prescribing practices that may potentially impact on the drugs budget (drug forecasting)Gain an understanding of the principle and practice of the Trust's budgeting system and support the management of drug expenditure by clinicians and senior managersRepresent the pharmacy service at appropriate clinical unit and divisional meetings on requestTo monitor and interpret published evidence and computer reports of drug usage, to use this data to report to the lead clinicians and Director of Pharmacy, implementing agreed policies aimed at improving patient outcomes and containing drug expenditureTo provide evaluated pharmaceutical information to the Drugs and Therapeutic Committee as requested

To support prescribing at the individual patient level, contributing to the optimisation of patients drug therapy with due consideration to risk/benefit issues.

To provide pharmaceutical care, contributing to the multi-professional team through ward pharmacy services and attendance on appropriate clinicians ward rounds and meetings.

Facilitate effective communication about relevant pharmacy issues to clinicians and senior managers and the identification of opportunities for development of pharmacy services to match identified services and care needs.

To demonstrate awareness and commitment to the Trusts Clinical Governance Plan

In conjunction with the Principal Pharmacist in Clinical Services, to establish processes for the setting of standards of care, identifying the risks involved and implement changes that need to occur to achieve these.

To undertake clinical audit and practice research as part of the multi-disciplinary audit process within the designated disease group and clinical pharmacy service.

To participate in research opportunities internal or external to the Trust in collaboration with disease group or university faculties.

To identify and report any systemic or preventable errors associated with medicines within the Network Services division and facilitate learning.

General Duties

To assist and participate in the development, implementation and management of training initiatives and competency frameworks within the clinical pharmacy service.

Together with colleagues to be involved in the maintenance of cost-effective and efficient pharmacy services and to participate in their regular review and development.

To participate in clinical audit or practice research as required.To represent pharmacy and act as a link person at relevant meetings and conferencesTo provide education and training to pharmacy, medical and nursing staff.To act as a mentor / role model to junior pharmacists and undertake regular appraisals.To participate in the clinical training of pharmacists and foundation year pharmacists.

To actively participate in the clinical pharmacy ward service rota to all patients within the Trust as required

To be responsible for the clinical screening/review of SACT prescriptions for designated patient groups, including clinical trial prescriptions and to clinically screen/ review in-patient and outpatient prescriptions.

To check and supply medication to and for patients, including clinical trials and to counsel patients or medical or nursing staff on their correct use.To participate in prescription clinical screening

To give advice on the storage, administration and therapeutic use of drugs to patients, medical / nursing staff and other colleagues. To provide written information as necessary.

To follow local, Trust and National guidelines for safe medicines practice.To identify own training needs.Maintain a CPD portfolio.

To participate in weekend and Bank Holiday rotas and additional out of hours duties as required to meet the needs of the service.

To undertake any other duties consistent with the nature of the post as requested by the Pharmacy Managers and the Trust.

Qualifications

Essential

• Vocational Masters Degree or equivalent in Pharmacy
• Membership of General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience within hospital within oncology
• Financial awareness and drug budgets
• Providing medicines information and advice
• Screening/ reviewing prescriptions including oral SACT.
• Training or teaching pharmacy/nursing/medical staff
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working

Desirable

• Audit work.
• BOPA SACT passport holder

Skills

Essential

• Teaching and presentation skills and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills for conveying complex concepts.
• Ability to coach, motivate and inspire
• Networking amongst internal and external professional/organisation
• Able to work efficiently and use own initiative and have good time management
• Work within and always promote the Trusts values and behaviours

Desirable

• Project implementation.

Knowledge

Essential

• National cancer guidance documents, NICE, CDF
• Sound medicines and clinical knowledge. Cost effective use of medicines and medicines management
• National intrathecal guidance

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other

Essential

• On call duties.
• Flexible working hours
• Bank holiday working

Desirable

• Driving licence.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).